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Bursts of celebration as Swindon celebrates Hindu Holi Festival of Colour

Holi – the Hindu Festival of and foster equality and tolerance,
Colours created a riot of colour and as well as to bring people and
celebration at the Hindu Temple communities together.
and Cultural Centre in Swindon on Amidst Bollywood music and Dhol
Sunday (12 March). (Indian drums), the large gathering
The first festival of its type to be of people from across Swindon
held in the town, the event was a celebrated by greeting each other
huge success, and despite slightly using both dry powder paints and
damp conditions, the colours and water colours.
fun became the order of the day. For a full gallery of images from
The cheerful event was organised the colourful celebration, visit the
by the team at the Hindu Temple Swindon Link website:
and Community Centre to promote www.swindonlink.com

Toothill Church donate £400 to Asthma Relief Charity

Members of Toothill Church and
the Tinies Playgroup have donated
£400 to the Swindon Asthma Relief
charity.
Christmas collection money was
donated to the cause after the
charity provided a nebuliser to a
child who attends the playgroup.
Carly Reed explained: “My
daughter Emme, suffers from cyctic
fibrosis and finds it difficult to
breathe.
“We were lucky enough to receive
this donation of a nebuliser that
she can use at home. We are so
grateful and it’s wonderful that
Toothill Church has been able to
give something back to the charity.”
The money was handed over to
Dave Penman, who founded the
Swindon charity and office manager
Patricia Davis, by church secretary
Becky Bondah.
The money will be put towards
paying for a new £600 nebuliser, Toothill Church members and Tinies Playgroup with Dave Penman, Carly Reed, her daughter Emme and Patricia Davis
to be donated to Great Western
Hospital for patients with cyctic Cystic fibrosis is an inherited clogged with mucus. It can cause For more information about the
fibrosis to alleviate the symptoms condition in which the lungs and problems with breathing and work of Swindon Asthma Relief log
of their conditions. digestive system can become digestion from a young age. on to www.asthmarelief.org.uk
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